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Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan dies suddenly aged 46 The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O’Riordan died suddenly at the age of 46, her publicist confirmed. The Irish musician, originally from Limerick, led the band to international […]

Tom Petty, the rock musician whose hits included American Girl and I Won’t Back Down, has died in California aged 66 after suffering cardiac arrest. Petty was reportedly rushed to the UCLA Santa Monica hospital […]

US comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory has died at the age of 84, his family has announced. Gregory died at hospital in Washington DC after being admitted with an undisclosed illness. The family […]

The government of Dominica has given the go ahead for an official funeral for Nicholson AN Ducreay. The Dominica Labour Party stalwart, who served as trade minister in EO LeBlanc’s cabinet, died on 1 July. […]

Peace prize winner and democracy activist dies of liver cancer, after spending almost a quarter of his life behind bars in China. China is facing a barrage of international criticism for its treatment of the […]

Alexis Arquette was the brother of Patricia and David Arquette. Alexis Arquette, a transgender actress and activist most noted for her work in “The Wedding Singer” died on Sunday at age 47, her brother Richmond […]

Actress Alexis Arquette dies at 47. Actress and activist Alexis Arquette has died at the age of 47. The transgender star – sibling of actors David, Rosanna and Patricia Arquette – died on Sunday morning. […]

Comer Cottrell — whose Curly Kit made the Jheri curl an insanely popular hairstyle among African-Americans in the ’70s and ’80s — has died. He was 82. Before Cottrell came along, the Jheri curl was […]

Legendary American actor and comedian Robin Williams has died at 63. Williams was found unconscious and not breathing inside his Tiburon, Calif. home on Monday, according to a Marin County Sheriff’s Office press release. The […]